Creative Ways To Use Granite In Your Kitchen

If you’re in the market for a spot of kitchen remodelling, then this is the perfect opportunity to use stone - such as granite - to transform your kitchen.

Granite’s rich and complex aesthetic makes for gorgeous kitchen benchtops. They are also tough and resilient, making them a worthy investment for any kitchen remodelling project. 

However, there are a few creative ways to use granite, beyond just benchtops, that can take your kitchen to a whole different level. Let us take a look at some of the ways that granite slabs can be used to enhance your kitchen in ways that might surprise and delight visitors to your home.

Shelving

If you love the look of your granite benchtops, why not have the same stone installed as open-air shelving to put your cups and plates on? It has become rather fashionable to use open-air shelving for crockery rather than closed cabinets, giving the kitchen a homey feel. With granite shelving, you can extend the gorgeous look of the benchtops to create a more unified look throughout the vertical space of your kitchen.

Splashbacks

Another way of using granite to tie the vertical space of the kitchen to the horizontal benchtops is to use the stone for splashbacks. While these can be used along the backs of benchtops, a truly novel feature could be to install a vertical slab of granite behind the stovetop where the hood is installed. This is particularly attractive when it is used to complement a sleek stainless steel hood, creating a feature wall in your kitchen.

Offcuts

Often when using granite for kitchen remodelling, there will be a few offcuts of the stone that might end up in the landfill. To avoid unnecessary waste and to get the most out of the stone that you’ve already paid for, ask your granite supplier and installer to cut some of the offcuts into useful items. 

For example, a small cut of granite could be used as a cutting board or perhaps serve as the basis for the custom clock that can match your benchtops when mounted on the wall. Such offcuts could even be used as coasters. 

Integrated Sink

An integrated granite sink can be a little on the pricey side, but they look fantastic. Using a kitchen remodel as an opportunity to put one of these into your kitchen will ensure that your kitchen has a classy and seamless finish that is very hard to beat.

For expert kitchen remodelling using granite, speak to us at Art Stone today and let us transform your kitchen into something marvelous!